How do you double tounge on the french horn?

Or maybe even triple tounge? Thanks

How do you double tounge on the french horn?
The method for double tonguing on the horn is a syllable method just like single tonguing: Ta-Ka-To or Ta-Ka-Ta are some common example. However since horn playing usually uses a soft tongue, I would recommend Da-Ga-Do or Da-Ga-Da. Just work with whatever you are comfortable this.





However, every person I have talked to about learning to double tongue has warned that after they got it down, they found that their single tonguing suffered.





Now, I have played the horn for more than 17 years, and in that time I have played a good portion of the literature. I have yet to encounter something that required me to use double tonguing. So my question to you is, what are you working on?
Reply:Very Carefully!!





Actually, it's the same process on all brass instruments. The technique involves the position of your tongue in relation to the roof of your mouth.





Single tounging is like saying Te - Te - Te - Te (image playing four quarter notes presto)





Double tounging is like saying De Dur - De Dur - De Dur - De Dur (imagine playing eight eighth notes presto) - The tongue will move toward the front of your mouth on "De" and toward the rear of your mouth on "Dur".





Triple tounging puts them all together for fast triplets and is like saying Te Dur De - Te Dur De - Te Dur De - Te Dur De.





Like they always say...if you can't say it, you cant play it.





Good luck, you'll need it for the Russian composers.
Reply:I have no idea but when you find out tell me...My wife thanks you in advance
Reply:Double tonguing is done by motioning the tongue in a pattern as if you were pronouncing the syllables ta-ka,ta-ka,ta-ka....





Triple tonguing is done with ta-ka-ta,ta-ka-ta,...





These techniques allow you to articulate notes much faster than if you were to just do the normal, ta-ta-ta-ta type tonguing.





With double/triple tonguing, you can articulate faster notes easier. Typically, double tonguing would be used on fast eighth/sixteenth notes, while triple tonguing would be used on fast triplets.
Reply:for more staccato passages use ta-ka ta-ka (almost like taco) the first syllable is produced as a you normally would tongue, the second comes from the back of ur thought, for more legato notes use a du-gu du-gu pattern, same principle it just produces a slightly smoother sound, double tongue for duple notes (notes in multiples of 2)





triple tonguing uses the same sounds just in a ta-ta-ka ta-ta-ka or du-du-ga du-du-ga pattern, and is used for triplets (multiples of 3)





use double/triple tonguing sparingly, if u can single tongue it will sound better, I mainly use double/triple tonguing for short bursts of repeated notes, to avoid using it so much to single togue faster make sure ur tongue is light and don't smack it against ur teetch, just lighly touch it and it will almost bounce of and hit it again just gain control of this "bounce" (it requires force but once u get it, it feels like ur tongue is really just bouncing on and off of the back of ur teeth)





to practice double tonguing just go around saying those syllables to urself with ur lips together while breathing out of ur mouth to simulate the backpressure of an instrument





if i was confusing about anything email me at coolpotatoeslive@yahoo.com and i will try to explain better



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